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frogbit

frogbit noun: hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating.

frogbit: hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating
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Noun

frogbit (countable and uncountable, plural frogbits)

  1. Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating.
    Synonyms:
    European frogbit, common frogbit, European frog's-bit
  2. An American plant, Limnobium spongia, with is also free-floating.
  3. A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.
    Synonyms:
    Amazon frogbit, South American frogbit

Synonyms of frogbit

  • European frogbit
  • common frogbit
  • European frog's-bit
  • Amazon frogbit
  • South American frogbit

All synonyms of frogbit

Forms of frogbit

pluralfrogbits

Origin of frogbit

From frog + bit, perhaps to explain the notched petal tips.

Questions about frogbit

What does frogbit mean?
Frogbit means hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating.
What part of speech is frogbit?
Frogbit is a noun.
What is the plural of frogbit?
The plural of frogbit is frogbits.

Words near frogbit in the dictionary

  1. frog-walked
  2. frog-walking
  3. frog-walks
  4. frogamander
  5. frogamanders
  6. frogbit
  7. frogbits
  8. frogboil
  9. frogbutt
  10. frogbutts
  11. frogdom

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